Firebaugh Municipal Code § 4-3 Licensing of Public Dances

The purpose of this section is to regulate public dances within the City limits.

[Ord. #92-3, S1]

Any person, persons or organizations of any kind whatsoever who desire to hold a public dance within the City must first obtain a license therefor from the City Clerk. "Person, persons or organizations" shall not include charitable, civic or religious organizations.

[Ord. #253, S3]

The license shall state on its face the location of the premises where the dance is to be held, the date or dates on which the dance is to be held, the hours during which the dance will be held, and the name and address of the person, persons, or organizations so licensed.

Before the license shall be issued the proposed licensee shall pay to the City of Firebaugh in cash, certified check, cashier's check, or money order, a certain sum of money that is declared by the chief of police to be that sum necessary for him to hire for the City of Firebaugh a peace officer duly deputized by the City of Firebaugh, who, in the reasonable discretion of the chief of police is qualified to attend the licensed premises during the hours of the dance and to keep the peace therein.

[Ord. #253, S5]

Any proposed licensee who owns or operates a bar or tavern business that is duly licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of the State of California, and by the City of Firebaugh, and which business is open for regular business hours five or more days in each week, and who wishes to hold a dance therein, shall be exempted from that portion of subsection 4-3.4 that requires an advance deposit for the fee of the peace officer, but such licensee shall, however, pay for the services of the peace officer for the services required by subsection 4-3.4.

[Ord. #253, S6]

If the proposed licensee is that class of persons described in subsection 4-3.5 and proposes to hold the dance in the location described in subsection 4-3.5, then the proposed licensee shall pay a license fee in advance in cash certified check, cashier's check, or money order in an amount established by resolution of the City Council and this license shall be valid for one fiscal year of the City of Firebaugh. All other proposed licensees shall pay in advance in cash, cashier's check, certified check, or money order, in an amount established by resolution of the City Council for a license that shall be valid for only one occasion.

[Ord. #253, S7 and 8]

The violation of any provision of this section is declared to be a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be liable to the penalty in Chapter 1, section 1-5.

Any licensee arrested for a violation of this section shall immediately have his license temporarily suspended until the conclusion of the legal proceedings caused by the arrest. If the legal proceedings are terminated in favor of the licensee, then the license shall be immediately reinstated. However, upon a first conviction the licensee shall have his license suspended for six months. Upon a second conviction the license shall be permanently revoked.